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T. E. BADEN.

FILE HOLDER.

No. 361,975. l PatentedApr. 26, 1887.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

THOMAS E. BADEN, OF WASHINGTON, D. C., ASSIGNOE OF ONE-HALF TO BENJAMIN F. GUY AND HENRY O. TOVLES, OF SAME PLACE.

FILE-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 361,975, dated April 26, 1887.

v Application filed June 2, 1886. Serial No. 203,896. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS E. BADEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at West Washington, in the District of Columbia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in File-Holders; and I' do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. 4

This invention relates to that class of fileholders whieh are placed in cells or pigeonholes in a case and constructed to be drawn out therefrom and returned, as desired; and the invention consists in certain improvements in the construction of the removable file-holder, as hereafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a side view of a fileholder provided with my improvement. Fig. 2 is a sectional rear end view of the same.

A designates the base of the filevholder, to which is fastened the upright front board, B.

C indicates the side pieces, firmly secured to the base and front board, and provided with the longitudinal slots c.

The follower-board D, for closing against the files placed in the holder, is beveled at its lower end, as seen at a, and has fastened to its rear side a plate, d, having a handle, Z), and being beveled at its lower end to correspond with the beveled board D, as shown, so that it projects somewhat lower than the end of said board, and has an edge, e, which is presented diagonally to the floor E.

The follower D is provided with the retaining pins or studs f, which pass through the slots c and loosely secure the follower to the side pieces. Vhen the follower is braced in position, its edge e bears against the floor and forming the upper sides of slots c. At or near the rear ends of slots c a short upward curve, h, is formed in each of said slots for the purpose of setting the follower in an inclined position at the rear end of thc holder, as may be desired,when the holder is filled or nearly filled with papers and a person is examining them.

The follower, being at the rear end of the device, is turned to an inclined position rearward,vvith its foot resting against the inclined surface t' on the base, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. l, such movement being faeilitated by the curves h in the slots, which also serve to sustain the follower in its position.

The follower, constructed with the beveled foot and adapted to press upward against the side `pieces when braced in position, may be firmly fixed at any point along the holder, and is readily released.

I am aware of certain file-holders heretofore in use having followers or movable file-boards loosely connected with slotted rails and constructed to be turned to a relatively-inclined position; but these devices do not fully answer the purposes of myinvention, and therefore I claim- In a tile-holder, fixed side pieces having longitudinal slots provided at their rear ends with upward curves 71, base A, having at its rear end a beveled or inclined portion, i, and afollower having retaining-pins and provided with a beveled foot, substantially as set forth and described.

In testimony whereof I have aliixed my si gnature in presence of two witnesses.

THOS. E. BADEN.

Witnesses: f

M. P. CALLAN, WM. W. BADEN.

the pins f press upward againstthe edges g, 

